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The Original Birkin Bag, Made In 1985 For Jane Birkin After Her In-Flight Mishap, Sold On 7/10/25 For €8.6M At Sotheby ’s Paris, Breaking Record For The World’s Most Expensive Handbag. Owned For 25 Yrs By Catherine Benier After A 1994 Charity Auction, It Dwarfs The Previous Record Holder: A $513K White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Kelly.

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The prototype of the most famous bag in fashion, made for Jane Birkin in 1985, smashes auction records.